Shirt



S. STEIN May 10, 1955 SHIRT Filed Feb. R3, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l /INVENTOR So /omon Sze/h ATTORNEY S. STEIN SHIRT May 1o, 1955 Filed Feb. 5, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 9o/om on ST6/f7 -mM/@wz L 10mm' ATTORNEY United States Patent O SHIRT Solomon Stein, Miami, Fla.

Application February 3, 1953, Serial No. 334,822

3 Claims. (Cl. 2-116) This invention relates to garments, and more particularly to an improvement in shirts.

The main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved collar for a garment which is adapted to be worn by either male or female persons, the improved garment having a convertible collar arranged so that the collar may be worn open, buttoned, or with a cravat.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved collar for a garment of simple construction, said garment having an improved collar construction which is arranged so that the collar may be worn in any one of a plurality of dilferent ways, the garment being inexpensive to manufacture, being `durable in construction, and being attractive in appearance.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of a shirt constructed in accordance with the present invention, the sleeves being omitted.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the neck band and collar elements of the shirt.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the shirt of Figure 1 shown with the collar element unfolded and with the front panels in partly rearwardly folded positions.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevational view of a portion of the top of the garment, showing the relationship of the upper corner of the front panel of the garment and the collar member, and indicating the manner in which the collar member is stitched to the front panel a substantial distance below the top edge f the front panel.

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional detail view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross sectional detail view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is an enlarged cross sectional detail view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 11 designates the major portion of a garment constructed in accordance with the present invention, the sleeves of the shirt being omitted, since said sleeves form no part of the invention. The main shirt structure 11 comprises a pair of front panels 12 and 13 adapted to overlap and to be detachably secured together, as by the buttons 14 secured to the edge of the front panel 13 which are engageable in the usual manner with button holes 15 provided in the edge of the front panel 12. Designated at 16 is the back panel member, and designated at 17 is a facing member having a tapered bottom edge 18 which is stitched to the top edge of the back panel member 16 in the usual manner. The facing member 17 has the opposite top shoulder portions 19 and 20 secured respectively to the top edges of the front panels 12 and 13. Designated at 21 is the neck band which is formed with the opposite collar tabs 22 and 23, said tabs being provided with the respective diagonal pockets 24 and 25 adapted to receive at stiifening members.

The neck band 21 is formed with the respective depending tab elements 26 and 27 at its opposite sides, said tab elements having downwardly and outwardly inclined bottom edges 28 and 29, as shown in Figures 2 and 3. As shown in Figure 2, the neck band 21 may comprise a two-ply structure formed of superimposed sheets of liexible fabric material stitched together at their outer edges.

The respective bottom edges 28 and 29 of the tab elements 26 and 27 are stitched to the inside surfaces of the front panels 12 and 13 at substantial distances below the top edges of the respective front panels, as shown in Figure 4, wherein the top edge of the front panel 12 is designated at 30 and wherein it will be apparent that the bottom edge of the tab element 26 is stitched to the inside surface of the front panels 12 a substantial distance below the top edge 30 of said front panel. The respective bottom edges 28 and 29 of the respective depending tab elements 26 and 27 are stitched to the inside surfaces of the respective front panels 12 and 13 symmetrically with respect to a vertical center line, as will be clear from Figure 3.

The collar element 21 is provided with the horizontal bottom edge portion 31 which is stitched to the top edge of the facing member 17 at the intermediate portion of said top edge.

It will be readily apparent from the above description that in view of the manner in which the collarmis connected to the remainder of the garment, namely, 'by the connection of the bottom edges of the depending tab elements 26 and 27 to the inside surfaces of the front panels 12 and 13 at substantial distances below the top edges of said front panels, the garment may be worn in any one of a plurality of different ways. For example, the garment may be worn with the collar open, with the collar buttoned, as shown in Figure l, or with a cravat. When the garment is worn with the collar open, the appearance will be somewhat similar to that shown in Figure 3, the collar element 21 being draped over the top edges of the front panels 12 and 13. When the garment is worn with the collar buttoned, as shown in Figure 1, the tab elements 22 and 23 of the collar are folded neatly over the top edges of the front panels 12 and 13, said top edges serving to retain the collar in its folded condition shown in Figure 1 and providing a pleasing and neat appearance. Obviously, a cravat may be worn with the garment of Figure 1, if so desired.

The collar construction described above is suitable for garments intended to be worn by either male or female persons, and the garment will have the same features of convertibility in either case.

It will be further obvious that the collar construction described above may also be employed for childrens shirts or jackets, as well as for similar articles of apparel designed for adults, including coats and dresses.

While a speciiic embodiment of an improved shirt construction has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a garment of the character described, a pair of front panels adapted to overlap and to be detachably secured together at their overlapping edges, a back member, a facing member secured tothe top edge of said back member and having opposite top shoulder portions secured to the top edges of said front panels, and a neck band having depending tab elements at its opposite sides, said tab elements having smoothly arcuate side edges, said tab elements being secured at their bottom edges only to the insides of said front panels adjacent said over lapping edges a substantial distan below the top edges of said panels, the remainder of said tab elements being free, whereby the garment may be worn either with said neck band open wherein said tab elements are exposed at the front of the garment, or with the neck band closed wherein said tab elements are folded over the top edges of the front panels, the intermediate portion of said neck band being secured at its bottom edge to the intermediate portion of the top edge of said facing member.

2. In a garment of the character described, a pair of front panels adapted to overlap and to be detachably Secured together at their overlapping edges, a back member, a facing member secured to the top edge of said back member and having opposite top shoulder portions secured to the top edges of said front panels, and a neck band having depending tab elements at its opposite sides said tab elements having smoothly arcuate side edges, said tab elements having downwardly and outwardly inclined bottom edges and being secured at said bottom edges only to the insides of said front panels adjacent 3. In a garment of the character described, a pair of front panels adapted to overlap and to be detachably secured together at their overlapping edges, a back member, a facing member having a tapered bottom edge, said bottom edge being secured to the top edge of said back member, said facing member having opposite top shoulder portions secured to the top edges of said front panels, and a neck band having a collar member formed with opposite collar tabs and having depending tab elements at its opposite sides, said tabs having smoothly arcuate side edges, said tab elements having downwardly and outwardly inclined bottom edges and being secured at said last-named bottom edges only to the insides of said front panels adjacent said overlapping edges a substantial distance below the top edges of said front panels, the remainder of said tabs being free, whereby the garment may be worn either with the neck band open wherein said tabs are exposed at the front of the garment, or with the neck band closed wherein said tabs are folded over the top edges of the front panels, the intermediate portion of said neck band having a horizontal bottom edge and being secured at said lastnamed bottom edge to the intermediate portion -of the top edge of said facing member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,538,632 Goldstein May 19, 1925 1,830,639 Caunitz Nov. 3, 1931 1,837,998 Rosenbloom Dec. 22, 1931 2,254,076 Lesser Aug. 26, 1941 

